From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the popular Black Dagger Brotherhood series comes a brand-new novel about arson investigator, Ann Ashburn, who is consumed by her troubled past, her family’s scorched legacy, and her current case: chasing a deadly killer.
Anne Ashburn is a woman consumed…
By her bitter family legacy, by her scorched career as a firefighter, by her obsession with department bad-boy Danny McGuire, and by a new case that pits her against a fiery killer.
Strong-willed Anne was fearless and loved the thrill of fighting fires, pushing herself to be the best. But when one risky decision at a warehouse fire changes her life forever, Anne must reinvent not only her job, but her whole self.
Shattered and demoralized, Anne finds her new career as an arson investigator a pale substitute for the adrenaline-fueled life she left behind. She doesn’t believe she will ever feel that same all-consuming passion for her job again–until she encounters a string of suspicious fires setting her beloved city ablaze.
Danny McGuire is a premiere fireman, best in the county, but in the midst of a personal meltdown. Danny is taking risks like never before and seems to have a death wish until he teams up with Anne to find the fire starter. But Danny may be more than a distraction, and as Anne narrows in on her target, the arsonist begins to target her.
From the creator of the bestselling Black Dagger Brotherhood, get ready for a new band of brothers. And a firestorm . . .
I received this book from the Netgalley for an honest review.
I was excited to see this new series on Netgalley when I was looking for a book to read. I am a huge fan of her paranormal series and I also loved her older Jessica Bird books.
Since I knew there was going to be world building with introducing a new series, characters and relationships, I sat back and enjoyed the world she was creating for us. The world building was a little bit slower then I anticipated but once the story took off, it was blowing me away. The twists and turns were amazing. I didn’t see the twists coming at all!!
Anne is one hell of a woman. I don’t know that I would have done what she does in the beginning of the story that changed her life for good. She is strong and feisty if not stubborn to a fault when it comes to how she feels for Danny.
Danny is just…yum…can I get that outta the way. He is strong and alpha but vulnerable when it comes to his feelings for Anne. They have a chemistry that you can FEEL through the pages throughout the story. Their banter is this flirty yet the push and pull that left me wanting more…wanting one of them to cross that line from “friends wanting” to “friends with MORE”.
The book has many different stories. Its Anne and Danny redefining THEM. Its Anne getting over her life changing event. Its Danny figuring out HIM after losing Anne. It’s the arson investigation Anne is trying to figure out. It’s the firefighters and the fire station. It’s the politics of the town and lastly its figuring out what you want out of life when you realize you had it all wrong.
The book is very complex with all the relationships and history of the characters. There is so much comradery and respect for one another all the while everyone is dealing with their own demons. Some of those demons will come back to cause issues for Danny, Anne and the entire firefighting family of station 499.
I can’t wait for the next book and I REALLY HOPE that Tom is the next book. Anne’s brother needs some love. He is carrying to world on his shoulders. I am even more excited for this series after reading the book.
I received a copy of this book from Netgalley for an honest review.
I am so excited to read these smokin’ HOT firemen. I absolutely love JR. Ward’s vampires but I think this series is going to be just as good. When this book started I was stressed to no end. That first fire, one mistake, and two lives changed. That on mistake left one finding a new career field and the other feeling guilty and responsible.
Anne is one strong willed, hard headed, and courageous woman. These things are what kept her going when she wanted to give up but she fought and came back a stronger woman. I loved Anne she doesn’t back down and is so ballsy.
Danny, yeah he got my heartrate going. He is just as strong willed and hard headed as Anne but toss in that he is an Alpha that there is a triple threat.
The chemistry between Anne and Danny is off the charts and we see it from the beginning. They are like magnets when facing opposite directions they do not fit but turn them around and BAM they go right together. It takes them a while to figure things out as both of them are trying to find themselves after THE fire that changed their lives. I cannot even start to tell you everything that is going on in this book but there is much more than just Danny and Anne. There are things the other guys in Danny’s fire station that are dealing with some heavy stuff. Plus there is Anne’s brother WOW he has a lot on his shoulders.
The twists that happened in this book blew me away I didn’t see any of them coming. Let’s just say I was floored so many times. I am so excited for this next book. I need to find out what is going to happen with the entire group of firefighters not just Danny and Anne’s group but her brother’s too.
J.R. Ward is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of numerous novels, including the Black Dagger Brotherhood series. She lives in the South her family.